Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua

Ludovico III Gonzaga
Marquis of Mantua
The Court of Mantua, detail:
Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua
Born5 June 1412
Mantua, Margravate of Mantua
Died12 June 1478(1478-06-12) (aged 66)
Goito, Margravate of Mantua
Noble familyGonzaga
Spouse(s)Barbara of Brandenburg
IssueFederico I
Francesco
Gianfrancesco
Dorotea
Rodolfo
Barbara
FatherGianfrancesco I Gonzaga
MotherPaola Malatesta

Ludovico III Gonzaga of Mantua, known as the Turk (Italian: il Turco),[1] also spelled Lodovico (also Ludovico II; 5 June 1412 – 12 June 1478) was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1444 to his death in 1478.[2]

  1. ^ U. Benigni (1913). "Diocese of Mantua" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ Coniglio, Giuseppe (1967). I Gonzaga. Varese: Dall'Oglio.